This because ilmenite, a heavy minerals sands derivative, sells at around $300/t on export markets, whereas using it to manufacture titanium dioxide pigment at the Richard Bay Industrial Development Zone will enable it to fetch a ten-times-higher $3 000/t.

Development of a 68-kilometer route between Ermelo, east of Johannesburg, and Eskom Holdings’s Majuba power station started over a decade ago to replace the continuous flow of trucks delivering coal to the plant. Once completed, the rail line will be cheaper,...

Prices of construction steel have dropped by VND200,000 (US$8.50) per ton, the 10th decline in a row, to VND14.5 million, the lowest rate in the last two months.

Sentiment in the German export industry has deteriorated noticeably in June, a survey by the Ifo Institute showed on Tuesday.

Costs of the first phase of construction at American Lithium’s Falchani lithium mine in Peru likely have risen some 20% from an original estimate to $700-million

In Mexico, laws and regulations governing construction vary depending on the location where the construction project takes place, as well as the type or purpose, size and/or nature of project.

The construction of a dedicated railway line to connect the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) Manhize plant in Zimbabwe to Beira in Mozambique is in advanced stages of planning. The railway line aims to facilitate efficient bulk cargo movement for exports,...

Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand